EditorialPair of salvers, Silver, Both salvers: slightly concave foot, spreading at bottom, ending in flat rim. Flat top with molded rim. Engraved in center circular-oval shield, three roses, lion rampant, three heads of stags. Scrolled framing. Inscribed on ba...
EditorialOrnaments, Medium: silk, metal, pearls Technique: split stitch embroidery on satin weave, Four separate ornaments, cruciform, with center circular medallions framing pictorial representations of Saints (apostles). Faces and hands in fine silk split sti...
EditorialDado, Block-printed on handmade paper, Paper with printed imitation marble in tan and brown on light tan, imitating dado panel with black outline, blue imitation marble framing panel., USA or England, 18001825, Wallcoverings, Dado.
EditorialDutch mahogany metamorphic wing-backed folding bed chair, Mahogany, solid and veneered, inlaid with other woods, textile, Double arched top rail, crested with a complex of scrolls. Wood wings rest on slightly curved arms which are supported by curved c...
EditorialNecklace, 1845?50, Seed pearls, mother-of-pearl, horsehair, silk and yellow gold, L. 20 in. (50.8 cm), Jewelry, This seed pearl necklace is composed of three floral plaques mounted on thin sheets of mother-of-pearl and joined by two double strands of p...
EditorialGlass beaker with victorious charioteer, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass; blown and cut, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Glass, Colorless with olive green tinge., Vertical, uneven rim; body tapering downwards with slight co...